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Chopping Block

from Somewhere South of Sane by Salim Nourallah

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In my estimation Chopping Block is the only song on SSOS with even the slightest trace of humor. It's my psychedelic, acoustic fingerpicking nod to These Boots Are Made for Walkin’. I've always wanted to write a cold and calculated "I'm leaving you" song, but the ultimate act really isn't in my nature. I know I don't possess the writing chops to get any chillier than, "like Marie Antoinette, you've got a hell of a neck." That line has always felt like a twisted personal best. Chopping Block also drags back the loose Eastern/Indian musical motif that gentle rears its head at various times over the course of the record. From Boy in a Record Shop, Let Go of the Night and Sweet as a Weed to Is This Where the Trouble Begins?, I haven't dabbled with psychedelia since my brother Faris and I did, way back in the '90s. I had a brief phase where I was listening to Syd Barrett a lot and the influence came out. Old, forgotten songs of mine like Everything, Revolves, Dissolves...Collides, Acid Tongue and Vegetable Head spring to mind. I never had a plan to write a bunch of new songs that incorporated those kind of elements, but because I was experimenting with alternate guitar tunings, it came to fruition easily. These kinds of tunings lend themselves to making up songs with melodies that sound more Eastern than Western. So if you want to fire up the incense and fantasize about breaking up with that boy or girl who's done you wrong, Chopping Block might be the perfect song for you!

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from Somewhere South of Sane, released September 28, 2018

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Salim Nourallah Dallas, Texas

Salim Nourallah is a recording artist, producer, Happiness Records founder, and Texas indie music fixture. His 2018 release, Somewhere South of Sane, is a 21-song double LP. Popmatters recently wrote, "Nourallah manages both to surprise and to continue doing exactly what he's always done: turn a reflective life and a focus on family into unforgettable art." ... more

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